Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

3 reviews

ayah_reads's review

adventurous medium-paced

3.25

I guessed the main plot line like 20 pages in cos the author was very WINK WINK about it all and yet this was still a fun time?? Still a book I wanted to keep reading?? Something I would think about to pick up??

This is my first year post uni, and I feel like I'm a recovering English major who for the first time can read and consume whatever fiction and media she likes when she likes and I've been finding it hard 🤣 I'm either not in the mood to read and only want to watch shows or I keep being trapped into sucky books that take me forever to finish 😭

Then I had the epiphany that I can unlock the power of a dnf. If by 100 pages I'm not vibing, I'm not reading it anymore. Once I committed to this, I suddenly remembered this series existed and that I've been meaning to read it. 

From the get go, I enjoyed this and wanted to keep going. Sure it's pretty predictable, and the characters slightly underdeveloped, but the world is interesting, I like that it's only loosely based on Cinderella, and I was intrigued enough to want to keep reading.

I think also loved that, while yes Kai and Cinder were pretty smitten with each other, it was only like, there was no insta love, which made it cute rather than annoying. And like THE GLOVES AGWHW I LOVE WHEN LOVE INTERESTS GET THOUGHTFUL GIFTS 🥺 

Overall, I've heard this series gets better with each book and I'm keen to start the next one! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Gore

thumbeleia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Medical content, Body horror, Gaslighting, Child death, Pandemic/Epidemic, Slavery, Terminal illness, Violence, Vomit, War, Abandonment, Ableism, Blood, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Car accident, Colonisation, Deportation, Child abuse, Self harm, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Hate crime, Alcohol, and Infertility

reddeddy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Death, Ableism, Dysphoria, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Body shaming, Medical content, Child abuse, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Blood, Child death, Gore, Violence, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Gore, Misogyny, Colonisation, Medical trauma, Murder, Drug use, Slavery, Torture, Chronic illness, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Infidelity, Racism, Trafficking, and War